Derek Madden

Program Director/93X/Minneapolis
@93XRadio

Producer Celebration Rock
Host The Toy Department Podcast

Likes are not necessarily endorsements.

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

@DanaWessel And you could see it coming! I was bracing for impact

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

Weirdest ad copy of the year

[ian karmel @IanKarmel]

I think the “participation trophy” conversation is stupid, but I DO have an issue with Popeyes celebrating ALMOST being the number one spot for shrimp.

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

Next time you hear about radio ratings declines, keep these numbers in mind

[Anthony Crupi @crupicrupicrupi]

Just 5 years ago, the Big 4 nets aired 52 scripted series that avgd ≥ 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demo. Today, not a single scripted show is ≥ 1.0; the 3 highest-rated bcast dramas are @ 0.8. NFLX ad scheme will only accelerate the shift of scripted TV—>OTT.
https://t.co/3Qi3aDwfAf

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Last night’s loss left the Timberwolves shattered (Early Blockworks, by Antony Gormley, 2001-2003)

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

@unclegrambo Like a scene out of Rural Juror

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

We’ve had a lot of other good things going on the last couple of weeks, but I’m excited to get back to podding, and I hope you’ll check this one out

[Matt Kolsky @thekolsky]

The #ToyDepartment is BACK: https://t.co/GBF2gsPypR @MaddenOnAir & I covered A LOT: #BetterCallSaul, the #WinningTime controversy, #RussianDoll, #WokeOnHulu, #TokyoVice, #ROAR, #TopChef RESTAURANT WARS & even some #NBAPlayoffs... All the pop culture we could fit! Come get some!!

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

I can’t speak to the day to day working dynamic at The Current, but I can tell you that Jim McGuinn is one of the brightest, most genuine, and most accomplished people in my field. Very few have been as influential in the sound of alternative radio, both commercial and non-com.

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

LRT. Both of these are great points

[The Dan Le Batard Show @LeBatardShow]

Ain’t just fans, @realStanVG. @SHAQ’s every analysis wants more from big, so he goes after Jokic (37-15-5, 14 of 22). @ReggieMillerTNT watches four of HIMSELF darting around Draymond and wants Jokic/Boogie on court together. Game forces players to evolve, not broadcasters — Dan

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

As if we haven’t seen enough evidence they’ve been throwing good money after bad lately

[The FADER @thefader]

Report: Netflix spent $30 million per episode on the fourth season of Stranger Things.

https://t.co/cm4GJR9CF2

[Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman]

I'm not saying that The Masked Singer is a sign that we're living in a dystopia, but it's definitely the kind of show that the characters would watch in a movie about living in a dystopia.

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

@sethjberman Should be there for ACL. We’ve been 3 of the last 4 years

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

By my count, this is the 110th day of 2022. The weather has sucked for 109 of those days. This is not ok.

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

April so far has been cold and gloomy. And the forecast hints it may not warm up until May. https://t.co/WwOqtOEUqV

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

I’m starting to think US Soccer is unaware that we have 50 states.

[SI Soccer @si_soccer]

Now that the #USMNT is qualified for the World Cup it’ll kick off its preparations against another Qatar-bound side, at the site of its Dos-a-Cero revival

https://t.co/GpG8JVNAkM

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

So much good tv premiering or returning right now, right as the NBA Playoffs are starting. Doesn’t seem fair that people expect me leave my apartment from time to time

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Review: Natasha Lyonne and Kaley Cuoco make the returns of their respective shows surreal, dazzling fun.
https://t.co/kq2E6Y799L

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

@mulvihill79 Haha fair. Best I could come up with is 21% of the US is between 18-34. Puts that 6% of wealth figure into some perspective

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

@mulvihill79 But half of that half can’t vote or have an opportunity to work full time so wouldn’t it make more sense to look at the median age of 18+ population in this case?

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

Harlan on Glue Girl sounds like a must listen

[Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis]

New pod! Kevin Harlan on...

The NBA playoffs
His daily self-critiques
Getting an NBA play-by-play job when he was 21
Turning down the Bulls' job in 1990 [!]
Filling in on the NBA on NBC
The superglue chicken protest
https://t.co/1DKMDVIJVH

[reynardmuldrake @reynardmuldrake]

We’re back to mandatory N95s in the hospital and y’all out here literally singing about being able to cough on each other on planes. I’m so goddamn tired.

[Derek Madden @MaddenOnAir]

It might be dumb, but I want it